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MARCH 29, 1869.

ST SHIPPING.

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CE NOTIFICATIONS.

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ry Mail for MANILA INGSBURY," will be clos AM, Tomorrow, the 30th

ROPE, &c.

pagnie des Services Mari- Messageries Imperiales Str.

41, To-morrow, the 30th, HA. To and through d Kingdom via Marseilles,

e and other Continental

a closed mail to France); Singapore, Galle, Indi; chelles, Rennion and Mau- cz and Alexandria 1 after lotter can be received... Registration will be re- til 10 AM on the 30th Inst. be intended to be forward- vessels of the above compa- e superscribed per Message! Fides Packet

tified that, under the pro Treasury Warrant dated ePostage ou a Letter not -ounce in weight posted r at any of the Ports in an addressed to Egypt, or addressed to Hongkong or 8 in China and Japan, and Mails by British Facket, is renty-four Cents to Twelve exceeding half-an-ouboo in rate of Twelve Cents for

is chargeable.

the Postage is compulsory. F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General. at Office

bly 16, 1869.

CR DESPATOH.

Nagasaki and Hingo.

4 on Tuesday, the 30th

Per Madras, pn Wednes

stant, at noon, ancisco-Per Shirley, on st April

JAKGUES.

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bacco.

edicine.

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Thite Lead

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No 1811 MARCH 29, 1869.]

MORRIS'S DIRECTORY

for

CHINA JAPAN van handwe THE PHILIPPINES, &, 1869.

THE above Work 15 Door OTR LISHED and READY FOR CIR QULATION,

Apply to

JOHN B. MORRIS.,

Queen's Road.

among a population of four hundred mil- lions of industrious people?

THE CHINA MAIL.

(Signed)

THEOS. SAMPION, Trustee, Shamten Garden Fund.

FRED. W. COAKÉ,

Treasuver, '-

against the growth of the poppy in Chins, the natives do not seem to think that much will come of it. The toandarins get up-these proclamations periodically, for squeezing) purposes. Teang-kwo-fan is said to be an- gry with Chunghow for the favours he shows foreigners, and for allowing them to drill Chinese troops and use the English words to be an advance guard of Taeng-kwo-fan's of command: Twenty Chinese Gun-boats.

great army, which is to drive foreigners in- that have lately come to Tientsin, are sail

to the sea. The Peking Gras works were to. have been opened on the 17th, St. Patrick's day, but there is still something missing which prevents the grand event. By the way, could not the Tartai be induced to

FROM further information, it appears that laint set forth that Mr. K. had unlawfully ance with past custom the remaining two regard to the proclamation lately issued there is no ground for the supposition beaten the workmen of the complainant now retire by lapse of time. All this is very flus writing but Council have reversed the decision in the amount of $190 to the complainant. Mr adverted to on Saturday, that the Privy. (a contractor) and caused damage to the nothing else. The confident assertion" Min case apos points not raised Lofero Kydd, however, showed that he discharged about the ports being connected by the Supreme Court of Hongkong. The this contractor on the 10th instant; that 1870 is bunkum. And yet more so is Attorney General and Mr Whyte, in he and his men continued to occupy a the tall talk about "four bandred mil-moving to set aside the verdict obtained matshed after that time, during which Newton, and passed amantmonaly, tons of industrious people. If that he points, which, auk pasar is the only opium-smoking encouraged that the p

Proposed by Mr Clifford, seconded by Mr the population of China wo may safely pointe, which all appear as the only opium-singking encouraged; that the poo and the Treasurer's Accounts passed.

That the Trustees Report he accepted assert that 390 millions have scarcely the appeal in the printed case of shed, and one or two were hurt while en- which new works and replanting should be

Reasons"

"put forward in support of ple in question ware cleared out of this aven heard of the United States. We the appellants, signed by their counsel, deavoring to get out through the roof; and carried on during the current year, and it A discussion ensued as to the extant to Messrs Bowra & Co., wish telegraphic enterprise every success; Sir Roundell Falmer and Mr Baylis, that no heating or damage whatever ever appeared to be the general opinion of the but some of the able Americana in these In the printed case of the respondents occurred. Mr Kydd added that he had meeting that the fauds in hand and avail Hongkong, January 13, 1869.

parts would be doing good by correst the latter, among their Reasons against come to Court at considerable public incon-able should not be exceeded. One gentle ing the vagaries of those writers in the appeal, renew their contention that the venience. Sorgeant Cooper stated that man expressed hope that the balance of their leading journals which lead to goods on arrival here were no longer in there had been no robberies at the work Indemnity still due would soon be paid by publish the Shanghai exports and importa BD QUELIES ON CHINA AND JAPAN," bona le naturo of American enter termined in London. Altogether it is asut's workinen. Mr floodlake thereupon measures referred to in the Trustees Resin native junka, occasionally? This is POUND COPIES of Vol, 2 of Norean, perhaps needles, suspicion of the transit," the "transitus" having been desings this shad had been cleared of complaint. B. Gorerament, in which case all the are now ou Sale at the Ching Mail Office. prise. The time is doubtless approach the Judgment of the Privy Council will no $40, is default one mouth's bart fine of port as necessary for the improvement of only way to find out the whole trade of a

0860 of great commercial importance and sentenced the complainant to pay a Price $6.75 per Vahine.

Boned Copies of the FIENT VOL. (reprint) ing when vast changes, the result of doubt be read with much interest-Press.

westent boience, will take place inLLEGED DISTILLERY.

the Garden and site could be undertaken. port; and the information would be very will abortly he ready,

On the motion of Mr Kirchoff, seconded valuable and interesting. We had a little China, but accuracy in stating facts will better help them than vague declamation.

respectively proposed and seconded the by Mr Gifford, Mesara Shopson and Coare rait on the 15th, the Erst of the the current year; and these gontlemen have more soon. were uunaimously re-elected Tresleys for and the clouds look as though we would

election of Mr Winkel Suith sa the remaia- Our contemporary this morning indulges

ing Trustee in the place of Mr Cordes, in a homily on the vice of gambling,

which motion was passed unanimously by apropos of the last interview between the

lie mesting. Secretary for the Colonies and the

NOTICE:

THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1869.

THE TALKED-OF TELEGRAPH.

AX

Mr May this murning, in which ono nanied A case of some interest was heard before Louis Perrin, residing in a inngalow in Old Bailey Street, was charged with keep ing a still and with having distilled spirits, contrary to Ordinanse No. 10 of 1844 Mr Sharp

the

305500.

155 steasing lours, is we believe the best The time made by the Szechuan pa, her

that has ever been made on the route. Of last trip north-9 days for the trip, with

course, aborter trips have been made by Szechnen called at Chefoo, both going and returning.

Fon once in a way the New York Herald, deputation from the Social Science Asso. and Mr Polled for the prosecution; succeed. until the other day in catching reply to a question by Mr Sampaon ateamers going direct to Tientsin; but the

brings a chargo against Great Britain which we sincerely regret to say is not founded on fact. In an article upon the proposed Pacific cable line it asserts that " the British are vigorously pushing their telegraph lines by the way of the

Summons discussed.

Seven Chinese stone bost men were

from Stonecutters Island; or, in other charged by Mr Daly, of the Water Police, with having carried away a quantity of sand words, with having removed part of the Convict Suttlement. It appears that this process of transportation has been going on for some time, but the inspector did not Q.C., instructed by Birthem. The removal of the sand is against ciation on the subject of the gambling M. du Chosue, HLM. Consul, sat on

Caldwell, appeared on defendant's behalf the easier got there than anywhere else, farm in Hongkong. But is condemns bench: From the evidence of a Spanish and is extensively used for mortar for the the orders of the Surveyor General; but it the sins it is opposed to, for the sake of boy sinployed by defendant, it appeared new Prays-Me Goodiske fined the bout those it is inclined to. It denounces the that samaboo or thiness wine was placed to master $15, and the others $10, or fourteen vice of gambling, but makes not the one side of the machine, which, after being days hard labor. slightest allusion to the sin which the boiled and passed through a syphon, was Association denounces, namely, the deli-mixed with green ginger and lemon peel, berate utilisation of that vice for the nauseons, had a very objectionable odeur, and turned out a something which thated very

simply childish thua to avoid what is the and "rectified spirit" by the real grievance in the complaint against This process was carried ou, according to His Excellency's policy in this reapset the prosecutor's opinion, secretly in a sutall it is necessary to legalise gambling among which was always shut when people came We believe, as we have said before, that too of defendant's bungalow, the window of which was painted, and the door of the Chinese in this Colony in order to to call on him. In support of the co-chair regulate it and keep its powers of mis-plaint, the police (Inspector Blackwood in Quare, Trustees, and Messrs Mayers, New-

charge, who also noted as Spanish inter- ton, Gifford, Kirchoff, and Frater. preter) produced the still question, together with a miscellaneousing been read, the minutes of the last The circular convening the meeting hav- collection of essences, bottles, jara, pipes, meeting weru read and confirmed.

anikins, syplions, labels gorgeously got up, ginger, clorus, scales, brandy,

Mediterranean and Central Asia to India purposes of the Colonial Revenue: It is and was called spirit by the BM's Consulate, Canton, on the 22nd

despite the while we are ludicrously Innocent of the faintest approach to a

American cousins, naturally unable to

in the general revenue, inasmuch as it would accrue as a fine for a breach of law, as a fine for drunkenness does,

To this mode of

oil, reke.

rectified

wagliine: in

the Chairman stated that nothing had been the balance of the Garden Indemnity, but he promised to forward to it.M.'s Minister heard about the sum of $1000 still due as

any offical application on the subject the Trustees might make.

The proceedfags then torminated with a vote of thanks to the Chairman

D. B. ROBERTSON, 'H, B.M.'s Consul, and Chairman,

THE NORTH.

SHAMIEN GARDEN FUND, CANTON MINUTES of a public meeting held at H.

part of the Trustees of the Shamien Garden March, 1869, for the reception of the Re-i Fund, the examination of the Treasurer's just. We extract the following son, Esq., C.B., H. B. M.'s Consul, in the hear, been sold to Mossrs. Janssen, Vass- Accounts and the election of Trustees for the current year. Present: DB. Robert-

(Recorder.} H. B. M.'s Gunboat Insolent has, wo

5,000. Messes T. Sampson and F. W. mer & Co., of Chefer, for the sum of Tls.

advices they wore selling at four centa cach

The Costa Rica took 2,500 dozen eggs for the San Francisco market, where by last We notice that the making of the new no doubt, be a great acquisition to that set road in Hongque has commenced. It will,

MR. COOPER'S EXPLORATIONS IN WESTERN CHINA The visit of Mr. Cooper sp Calcutta has given additional interest and importance to one or two questions which have began to press for solution His visit to the extensive Westeru provinces of Chitis Proper has

to

proved that Yunan cannot be-chuen,

open a trade with Amam; that having a noble river communication with Oor Shanghai files extend to the 23 Hankow, and through Hankow with the

Assain, the rast, and in a great measure Eastern sen-board of China, must be expect. ed to use it for the purposes of her trade, aud lastly that there is waiting for trade with unknows, regions comprised under the gene nl term Thibet, regions which now depend

little trouble might be induced to draw their upon Wastoru Chius for a variety of com modities, especially tea, and which with a supplies from Anaxin. These conclusions, study of the geography of Western China however, are only those to which a careful might have guided us, always except the interception of the Thibetan trade by mar Western Ching consists of two great vice- chants with their lead-quarters in Assam. royalties-Sz-chen and Yunan. These may be said to be divided by the headwaters of the Yung-tse-king. but Sz-chuen has the advantage over Yazan in respect of this water Haukow. Again, whilst Sz-ohner is still communication with the great mart at

tlement.'

handed it for inspection and examination, The Treasurer's Accounts were then

the following Report was read by Mr after which at the request of the Chairman Sampson, one of the Trustees

The party of foreigners on whom the at REPORT OF THE TRUSTERS OF THE CANTON: presented Surgeant Meller, of the River tack at Pootung was reoantly made bave Police, with a splendid gold ring as an acknowledgment of their appreciation and gratitude for the timely assistance which he rendered them on the occasion of the at

GARDEN FUND.”

22nd March, 1869.

tack

The Fung-Mow property has been 2014

-progressive movement, one goaned and would not be the direct result of ever, of the ordinance was, in his opinion, may be summarize aid on the table, and eume umbrellas as a token of respect by the a few months ago, of, the capital of

comprehcnd a supineness so utterly op posed to their own energetic tempera ment, are crediting us with forming vast schemes which may threaten the mono poly to which they aspire

There is no doubt a good deal of "talk"

legislation for revenue.

repression" Earl Granville would not object, and the suggestion we make may possibly remove the difficulty felt by the China Bopress and other home papers, as to what should be the shape of our re

at Poking, arrived at Shanghai on the H. E. J. Boas Browne, U. S. Minister 18th, per haysss, from Tintain.

The

pure and simple in the American papers!pressive legislation in the matter of specimens of dil, one of which was bot Total, $252.10. Balance in Bank, $450.83; a brief sketch of all the circumstances, and peasantry would follow its trade, and if they

apon the aubject of telegrapha to and in China, but it contains the germ of starte ling achievement. The Pacific cable so

sapiently proposed and so confidently talked of is not likely under the present conditions of deep-sea cable manufacture to become an accomplished fact, but there are other routes open, and the pro- position put forth by one of the rival companies in the field is at least, feasible.

The Herald says:-

gambling.

Ehere would then be, no doubt, à deficiency in the Colonial revenue to a

two

Toulon

it W

Louis Ferrin of

quire to keep a sharp look-out after his Mr May remarked that one would re-

a sider the motives of defendant in

salad now-a-days. He would certainly to this case. But he would require the regant

by either Dr Marray or De Cochran If whole, both spirit and oil, to be analyzed this olive oil was proved to be a fiction, then it would me unor a different aluss of offences-viz, selling adulterated or wholesome food or liquor, under the 11th section of the famous Order and Cleanliness Ordinance, No. 9.uf 1867. His Worship therefore ordered Inspector Blackwood to have all the stock of this nil to be taken by the poli (about a hundred cases); and Also that all analyzes should be produced Decessary to the case.

$719.

of Irrawaddy.

drem and

and China. They are making desperate to draw and hold a monopoly of efforts the China trade by this means. With Anything but pleasure we must plead an emphatic not-guilty to the charge of making "desperate efforts, &c. The chief within a minimum area; and this may be done effectively without Hor good people of Hongkong, as represented Majesty's Government here profiting in by the leading firms and the Chamber any other than a proper social and moral of Commerce, aro making desperate Rene. As thus: let the same number of houses be licensed as now exist; but efforts" certainly, but they lie in th instead of taking from the licensees a Mr Pollard stated that the defendant, direction of studiously ignoring the ex fee for regular absorption into the public who had been for four years in the Govern pressed opinions of the commercial world revenue, let it be held as a cautionary not gorive at Saigon, had me to Hong deposit to be forfeited in the event of a kong four or five months since to maku. at home, contained in the numerous arti- reach by then of the Government rules, experiments to test the practicability of cles, letters, o, which have constantly and conditionally on their affording making various rassuces from liquids or appeared in the home and China press, assistance to the Government in disco- to forward these to France for use in the

spirita

found hore, in order (if successful)

In presenting this report the trustees bog Like the hunted ostrich, the roercantilevering unlicensed gambling houses-anufacture of various perfumes and esatual menting, in consequence of delay in to point out that the time for holding the assistance which it would be obviously scudes there. It was only an experiment community of this Colouy has hidden its their interest to vender, in order that as yet, aud had not been completed; but previous years, has come to fall later than at auction to Mr Coutts for the sun of under the dominion of the Emperor and still head in the sand believing that what it their monopoly might be complete. The he wished his Worship to understand that the cont of As nick of the work under Tsals 27,000. 15 shares in the Gas Com-ruled by his vicireys, Tupsu has, for 'till not see others cannot see. Yet money thus, forfeited wight be absorbant it was not denied that spirits had been specially attended to in the early spring, to Mr Barnes at Tla. 98. The two abaresment in ita Southern and Western control of the Trustees requires to be pany want at par, and & were knocked down more than a decado, seen the establish diance, then the defendant had been sport embraces only ten months.

during that experiment, and if they have requested that this meeting be in the Itace-course were sold for Caels 114. Districts of Mahomedan sovereignty, rectifying spirite was a broach of the or called at an earlier date; guilty of that offence. The intention, how

Consequently this We learn that Viscomte Drenier de Mont which may be said to bave set the seal

morand has been presented with two hand its independence by the The accounts are

well any experiment such as that upon Interest us $0,00ft, 10 ininths at 6%

which in spite of the observations of a to suppress the illicit manufacture of

thua Receipts:Ba Community of Chinese Merchants of the the vicoroyalty. But between Sz-chuen and lance in Bank from last year, $400.83; French Concession. and for drinking purposes, and not to pre- Balance in Cash from last year, $68.38: which the defendant was engaged.

Yunan on the ous side, and the Tudian Empire ou the other, lica a terra incognita, Worship would no doubt take the merits of Wages of 2 Gardeners, $137.00; Purchase the case into consideration, and also the of Trees, &c., $10.35; tepairing and Paint his claim for the destruction of his telegraph from British fault by the Northern Provin

His $250.00 Total $719.21. Disbursements:

Griffiths, remains to this day for all practi Mr Raynolda haring determined to press cal purposes unexplored. Yunau is divided apparent object of the Ordinance.

The prosecution also produced one or Pits for Trees, and supply of Soil, $65.75; he addressed Her Majesty's Consni, giving the ralloy, or bazio of the Irrawaddy

ing Rail and Seats, $39,00; Making a Well, posts in 1885, on the 11th of last January,ces of Barmah Proper, in other words. by led and capsuled, and labelled. "Olive Balance in Cash, $16.23-$467.11; Total, requesting assistance in obtaining com- emigrated at all, would found new homes ou Bi, superfine, clarified alleged, was the

pensation for his loss of reeds vous to His Excellency by which product of another machine of the rectify-diturs for ten mouths bis exceeded the jesty's Consul addressed the Tastai on the Kookies, Nagas and cognate tribes, and pub-

This

From this it will be seen that the exper labour. On the 8th February Her As Assam are fartilo

material and tho bauke of

he may recorp himself. He can apply lamp and a Spanish oil, clarified by the and that a balance of upwards of $450 still 10th February. The substance of the across which no caravan of marchauts or

wildernessgen modes open to His by ing class, the materials used being Chinese income for the sune period by only $2.10, subject. An answer was received on the aisting of a succession of mountain ranges Peopled by the elastic qualities of the Stamp Act to application of salt and hest.

remains intuot; the trustees do not deam Tobal'a reply inay easily be anticipated emigrants could be expected to then what he deems its chief merit as

unless compelled to do so by the ravages of question that had been discussed and laid the emergency, and bring into opera

it advisable to intrench upon this balanco, There is being the fairest mode of taxation in

protest aguinat

athen the Irrawaddy, a stream almost equal PASS. But a typhoon or other disaster.

and laid to the Ganges, runs in its upper course within colony like this; and les may reduce

have, during the past year, beon invested and the High Ministers for Foreign from it by ranges of bills of no great asido years ago. There is a definite a few miles of the borders of the Mahomme- The capital funds amounting to $6,000 statement that the Tanng-li Yaman dan principality in Yunan, and is divided There is a project now before Congress, on enquiry will be found utterly out of

5 per cent, per aneam from 1st March, tion of telegraphs." There is then, finally, allies to the construction of roads. Mr. Government expenses, which we think

on mortgage, bearing interest at the rate of Trade have repeatedly ordered the prohibi height and presenting no insuperable diff and introduced by Air Collins, of Russian proportion to the actual requirements of

1868, payable half-yearly; the interest the old argument so weakly accepted by Cooper is evidently of the opinion, so often Tele raph fame, which is destined to turn the current of trade fun Anta to and the colony, either for the dispatch of its

which appears in the accounts is for the Sit Entherford Alcock, and tow therefore expressed in these columns, that the Irrawad- through the United States. We won the shorteous business, or in any respect of

to 10,000 this vest, Decembe project of the Pacific telegraphe, starting ita Imperial position. But that will be

$12,000 or thereabouts which was originally ference to the construction of telegraphs or pent to open communications between that used by the Chinese on every occasion that dy is the natural outlot of the trade of South- from San Francisco, thenve along the shikes a topic for discussion when the disgrace

placed in the hands of the Trustees, our the erection of suitable ports. The npshot province and the ton districts of Eastern The $6,000 thus invested is half of the there is no stipulation in the treaty with re- western Yunan, and that it is hopeless to ex- of America to Alaska, and from there of the gambling revenue is removed as

predecessors in office; the other half was of the watter is that the Toatai rufuses to India. If Chinare omigranta shen even find across the North Pacific Ocean by way of we hope it will be soon.: the Alentiau lalands to Kamchatka, Japan

expended in forming two or three miles of be the medium for the demand for sempen their way into assain, they must come from and China. This, together with the lines

pathway of trees, laying out and partly stocking &

nearly double that length from Russia, and four Europe by way of

rowe zation,

Northern and Western Sa-chuen. The trade India, will complete the girdle of the earth.

(N. C. Daily News.) flower garden (on ground gratuitously set

of that provinco will, however, continue to Shakespeare's prophetic dream will be The Band of the 75th Stirlingshire Regi-spirit on all sides by putting one direct Coneal), and otherwise making Stawien a have an interview with the Emperor, who mountain ranges which intervene between Mr Pollard caused & little emanation of apart for that purpose by Her Majesty's Fu tai has been called to the capital to preferance to traversing the lofty and stoop We learn from a native source that Ting find its way down the Yang-tee-kiang, in wesomplished. Telegraphte communication ment will perform at the Pablic Gardens on question to the Spanish buy before alluded place of public recreation available for the desiros to sen a man who has so rapidly risen Sz-chuen and Sudys. But although Assam with China and all the East by this route Tuesday, the 30th instant, commencing at to, which question connected the cases foreign community of Canton. It was ap is much easier of uttaturaent than has been pit. The following is the programmes with that wherein a boy named Joze Ro-parently and with reason supposed that the parture from Luchos at an early date, and China, it is not therefore it off from all to such high office. He will take his de- is thus, so to speak, cut off from Western generally supposed. Comparatively short

I-OVERTUR,... Occasional," Müller,

zario is charged with faving stolen a bill work thus effected could be maintained in

from the defendant, will not be more than six hundred

be succeeded in office by the present Fan- prospect of a most profitable trade in this The ques-gof the

order by the interest on the remaining tai, Chang-Chan-Tong. One of our con direction. Von was, That beautiful chain of islands which 3-SELECTION, "Ruy Blas,"

From Olina the trade in tes stretch horas the North Paciffo from Alaska 4QUAMUILLE, "Onomie," Fahrbach boy Rizario was a thief 1. This was inti- rieuoc baa shew that the sand of which to get out of some sorape. We osunot pre- to Kauschatka, and which recently cama Come where my love lies

mately connected with the case inasmuch as Shamien is almost entirely formad, is an- tend to say which report is correct. Forster, the information against defendant was laid suited for the growth of tree, and that only

Faust. by.

this buy

Mr Sharp objected to the

A Tientsing correspondent says there is a fow sorts can be mute to flourish at all, rumour in the native city that Taeng-kwo Bull question; but the objection was over-rnlad, white many of those originally planted bave fan is coming down at the head of a large and the fact elicited that a missing bill for died, and still more frotu year to year pro- army, to drive foreigners out of the country; a sum of money was found on the person long only a precarious and miserable exist that he expressed a wish to this effect to the of this buy, for whom Mr Sharp claimed ouco. The keeping of the paths in order Emperor, who left the matter in his hands. There is nothing in this scheme to

the position of a client of his.

Jus ales, proved boy and the resources H. R. M: gunboat Havoc leares on the 17th excite a disbelief in the possibility of its

Mr May said he would remand; the case afforded by the funds at the disposal of the for Chefon; and the Mona and Kinshit for and through this mart usurp in a great Bccomplishment. We live in an age of

until tomorrow, at two o'clock. Defend trustees, and this charge has already been Nawchwang. There are about a wonders, and "a six hundred mile cable"

and was admitted to bail in $2.009; and transferred to the Municipal funds,

relation at présent commersial sailing vessels in port.

hold may now be talked of as a mere bagatelle

Messrs Henri Babey, Justyn Branel, and gards the replacing of trees the troetes

by Sz-obuen towards Thibet.. A Kinkiang correspondent writes:-The the shipment of this model of Guia Light E. Haterico were the securities who came

It is the conviction of the feasibility of compared with that already accomplished. hunsa in Masso, I did not answer it in forward.

are of opinion that it is useless to Queen's appearance at 2.30 . . on the such an enterprise which has led the Cham- But as regards China proper, all so-called mediately, wishing to do so on receipt of

persevere. . ນັ້ນ planting trees in the sand, 19th, sent the Blue Peter to the fare of the ber of Commerce in Calcutta to take up Mr. sud repcmmend trenching or the digging of Salemis-at 1 begotiations to the contrary, the diffien! the said model, which was long in being a monthly meeting of the Bombay deep pits to be filled with soil, as the only flag would let it get to the mart head. No have the recommendation of being practical at least, as near as the Admiral's Cooper's views so warmly. These viewa tes are as yet by no means overcome. accomplished; firstly by a delay in the for- Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society was means of waking any but the most bardy Faust appearing, the Poyang Lake explora and marked by common sense. If he ancceed It may be quite possible to lay a cable warding of it from Gibraltar, and after bold in Thursday Feb. 11--the Rev. Dr trees flourish and afford shade and orria- tion is deferred till the oxpedition returos, inroathing Zygu from Sudys along a practi- from Japan to Hongkong or Shanghai, wards owing to doubts raised at the Custom Wilson, Honorary President, in the chair. mont to Shamien. They also recoruinend a Query will they go up then, and if so will eable route, ho will have solved one of the but we do not see our way to the results house as to its exemption from duty, d doubts Chevalier voi cherzer, who is in charge of similar process in the flower gardon, io they be no well able to judge of the lake greatest commercial and geographical feats conjured up by the enthusiastic writer ust. The delicate object arrived in the most dition to Asin and America, and is at pre-may be a credit to the settlement. These probably be in aix weeks time? The Salamis Assau and Calcutta a trade which will which were finally overruled, at it was but the scientific section of the Austrian Expe order that the display of shrubs and flowers, navigation with the water as high as it will of the oantry, and have opened up to in the Herald

perfect condition, and all thees who have sent in Bombay, was pressut on invitation works would, however, involve considerable was off within an hour of the Firs Queen's more than make up for the growing commer The East India Telegraph Compay, of seen it admit its tasteful design and choice and the Chairman gave a "running lecture expense, and to recall the capital funds now which Governor Cartin, of Pennsylvania, workmuuship. I am of the same opinion on the Museum and other matters connect-lent on mortgage and employ them for is prezident, is about to close its subsorip and appreciate it chiefly for the evidence, ed with Oriental Antiquities and Research, purpose, would leave the garden trustees tion book, and to commence immediately which it carries, of the esteem of the hon and moved that Dr von Scherzer be ap without pecuniary resources, and, as it the manufacture of the cable to contest the ourable Gentlemen who have offered it to pointed an honorary member of the Society, appears to them, throw the whole burden received from Kischte-ander 19 days of the great military Powers of the Continued We publish one of Grant's talograms BARON KUUN has estimated the strength great commercial cities of the Chinese Em- me. I beg, Sir, that you will convey my and that a copy of the Society's fournet of the maintenance of a recreation ground from London. We hear that Mr. Grant as follows:-France, 1,380,000; North Ger pire by this weuderful agent of modern best thanks to them, and allow me to send, should be presented to him. Dr Bhau Daj available to the general public, on the has made contracts for the present year, man Bund, 1,028,948; South Germany bivilisation. It is confidently asserted that through your medium, my photograph to sacouded, in a few ment sentences, welcorul municipal funds payable only by those year, for two days shorter time than pe 200,171 Austro-Hungarian Monsicht the entire line from Canton to Maono, onois as a renewed proof of my deep grating the traveller to this country, alike in members of the community who own lots viously and has further promised to give 1,053,000; Russia, Hongkong, Swatow, Amoy, Foochor, Wan- tudo Expressing my sincere wishes fut the name of humanity and of science, Dron Shamien, Suure slow and very partial his couriers a bonus of Tls. 2 for every hour 480,461-making a grand total for these ais ,467,000; Italy, Chu, Ningpo, Haagtekean, and Shang the prosperity of the presenters, and von Sehe1292. aknowledged the welcome work may be done in this direction, if we they save, on the stipulated 10 days, It Powers of over 5,573,000. will be completed and in operation in ittle placing at your disposal all services that and compliment in fitting terms, and pesospe dunstrous typhoons, with our cur may be worth while, in this connexion, to more that's year from this time-sy I may have it in my power to render, I sented the Solaty with a copy of an elaborant income, but if Shamien, as a place of refer to a statement which has been lately authority that the Archbishop of Westmin

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A LETTER from Rome states on good January 1870. Vust as the present have the honor to be, with the highest rate journal of his bravels in most parts of recreation is to be put into thorough good circulated that the Russian post is prepared ster will be made a cardjust before his trade is it will receive an extraordinary consideration and esteem, Dear Sir, yours the world-Bumbay Gazette.

order, that is to say, if handsome trees are to try letters from Tiantain to Kiaghta return to England. The Archbishop of Pariz development under the operation of most truly, J. R. COELHO DO AMARALI

to replace the sickly specimens and Vadant and los vezia, in 19 days. Judging by is also to be raised to the same dignity- TO DAY'S FOLIER,

places which now disgrace so many parts of results, this promise osan hardly be relied case in which Mr Kydd, overseer at consideration of the incog trustees what ters from Kinohta of--

the site, it becomes astion for the cans, if car information is correct, let- the Fokfolam reservoir worke, was defend steps are to be taken under the circita- art, was diaposed of by Mr Goodiske. The stances. hearing of the summons had been remanded on several occasions owing to Mr K.'s sick mess and inability to leave the works. The

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ushles will be required, perlisi 2 WALTZ,........Dona Julia,".... Laurent for Th the witness know that the moiety of the indemuily paid; but expe- temporaries says the object of his visit.is Ünds its way to Zyyu, a town but little fur-

dreaming,

Glover,

into our possession by the Russian purchase,6-GALOF, Sophien, "..... seems to have been placed there by Pro-GOD SAVE THE QUEEN........ vidence for the purpose of connecting Asia and America in the bonds of coininurce and

W. J. COLLENDER, Band Master. civilisation.

THR following letter has been received from Sr. Amaral

telegraphic communication. This, how

LISBON, 10th January, 1869.

H. D. MARGESHON, Esq.,-Dear Sir, bave hail, the pleasure of receiving in due time the letter by which you inform me of

Teria only the beginning. As soon as Tus steamer Fung Shuey, while getting na the Chinese see the value of this mightyder way on Saturday afternoon, came power in stimulating trade and diffusing into collision with a large junk, and damage intelligence, and their prejudices as a con- ek her outwater. The junk is considerably quence shall be removed, they will want damaged and now lies in Kowlong Bay Belegraphs all over their vast empire: Who the steamer had to go to dock, bat is adverb, can lungine the result of such progressed to leave again to-morrow,

Both Magistrates ant.

As

this

Duing the past year one of our number.

Mir Cordes, has resigned in consequance of his departure from Canton; and in accord

thor from Sudiya than Burdwan is from the ospital, and from Zyyu it finds its way round the extreme Eastern Bank of the Himalayas into Thibat. Assam with its splendid water carslage ought to be able to intercept this trade at the point where it approaches near eat to our frontiers, and considering the proximity of h Belt the Obfnese tens in too by riarket, dozen aure the

mesaure

gardens, to under.

arrival, Messrs. Michie and Francis went cial independenos of Rangoon-English on a datter The Salamis arrived here man, Feb. 19.

Sunday, at 4 P..M.

clays.

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Weekly Register.

The death is announced of Mr. Ewart, late Liberal member for Dumfrios borough, Elis me has been identified with the abolition of capital punishment for minor offences, and with the establishment of fres libraries. He was in the seventy-first year

A Tientsiu correspondent writes in of his age.